Joseph Fisher

CEO and Founder

Joe Fisher had a strong interest in helping youth from low and moderate income backgrounds enter higher education. This interest was a direct result
of the mentoring, encouragement and assistance he received as a youth growing up in the East Capitol housing projects in Southeast, Washington, DC.
With guidance and intervention by his track coach, Mr. Hubert Gates, Joe attended and graduated from Catholic University and received his graduate degree
from Morgan State University in Baltimore. Later he relocated to Laurel where he established First Generation College Bound. After teaching in the
Howard County Public School System for 35 years, he is now retired and focusing on FGCB and coaching the woman’s cross county and track teams at Catholic
University, where he has been a coach for the past 36 years. Joe is married to Patricia Fisher and has two children.

Joseph Fisher and FGCB have received the following awards in recognition of their dedication to young people’s futures:

Outstanding Contributions to the Present and Future of Prince George’s County, Prince George’s County Human Relations Committee, 1992

Community Service Award, Prince George’s County Department of Housing, 1992

Washingtonian of the Year, Washingtonian Magazine, 1993

Prince Georgian of the Year, Prince George’s County, 1993

Outstanding Achievement in Community Involvement, Maryland State Teachers Association, 1995

Living Spirit Award, Bowie State University, 1996

Achievement Award, National Association of Counties, 1997

Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Education, The Catholic University of America Alumni Association, 1997

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